Gannett Company, Inc.

Tribune Publishing, the owner of the Daily Press, announced Tuesday it will enter into a five-year affiliation agreement with Classified Ventures to continue marketing Cars.com products after the sale of its online car shopping website to Gannett Co. Details of the modified agreement were not disclosed, but the deal keeps an important revenue stream in the mix for Tribune Publishing moving forward as a stand-alone publicly traded company. Last year, Tribune Publishing saw $71 million in sales revenue from Classified Ventures websites, according to financial statements. "Upon closing, this agreement will represent significant recurring revenue for our digital classified...

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